A friend of mine recently bought a new home and was looking for something to use as an entertainment center. After searching Craigslist we found this old armoire that had been used as a china cabinet. It was in bad shape. It has to be really bad for me to say that. It was an awful chippy pink and the inside was fully upholstered in a dated floral fabric. But, it had potential.

The hardest part of this project was by far taking down all the fabric and batting that had been living inside for years. I couldn't believe how many staples there were! I expect that from a chair or settee, but certainly not an armoire!

After getting down to the wood I took it apart and painted all the old hardware in an updated brushed nickel. After lots of primer the outside was painted in Glidden's Antique White. And then of course a little distressing...

I painted the inside in Glidden's Barely Jade. It's a great mix of a light blue/green with gray undertones. I'll absolutely be using it again.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

I saw this bedroom featured in last month's issue of House Beautiful and I have not been able to get it out of my mind! I just want to curl up in that bed! I can't get enough of that bright white tufted headboard and the dreamy linens! Not to mention the gorgeous vintage settee.. maybe this will inspire me to finish the one that's been in my basement the last few months!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

A few weeks ago I got this little chest of drawers from my mom. It was in desperate need of a makeover! The top needed to be reattached and it was covered in candle wax. Not to mention all the flowers!

I knew this would be perfect for a bathroom or even to hold jewelry so I painted it my favorite Heirloom White and added some cute glass knobs.A little distressing and it is a whole new piece!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

I've been wanting to replace the doorknobs in our home since before we moved in. I've been gradually changing out anything brass that was in the house when we moved in and all that's left are these doorknobs and some faucets.

After figuring out how many knobs we have and the cost to replace each of them I just couldn't justify spending a few hundred dollars to replace them. So they have sat there in all their golden glory....until yesterday.

I spray painted them! I was a little skeptical to say the least, but I've sprayed plenty of metal things in the past so why not! I used Rustoleum's "Dark Bronze" and could not be happier with the results. Here's what they looked like before...

And the lovely after... What a wonderful change for just a few dollars!